ICONS OF FRIGHT EXCLUSIVE: Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni Art Exhibit Opens This Thursday!
Share on FacebookHere at Icons of Fright, one of our most loyal friends over the years has been Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni. A frequent collaborator of Dario Argento's, Ms. Tassoni is branching out into other artistic endeavors, the newest of which is painting. Her artwork will be exhibited starting this week in New York. Read the press release below, and view a piece of her art on the invitation card:
CORALINA CATALDI – TASSONI
“UNTRACEABLE SPACES”
"Seduced, we enter Coralina's world filled with drama, mysticism and rebirth. As
poetry takes shape on canvas, the audience find themselves witnessing an outcry, a
call to arms to be fearless and believe."
- America Oggi/La Repubblica
CORALINA CATALDI-TASSONI's solo exhibition, UNTRACEABLE SPACES,
will run from October 29th to November 28th, 2009 at All Things Project Gallery @
NCGV, 269 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10014. Opening reception will take place
from 7 pm to 9 pm on Thursday, October 29th, 2009. The artist will be present at the
opening.
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UNTRACEABLE SPACES, curated by Samuel W. Kho, will showcase Coralina's
latest autobiographical acrylic creations. The artist states that the human presences/visions portrayed on canvas are expressing “A desire, a drive and an internal map of the human being. A place, a neutral space, within us, within the universe. An untraceable space the mind cannot reach but the heart senses its existence.” Coralina further describes this place as “A space we know will set us free, and yet our internal map is threatened and misled by voices that steer us towards a world we cannot bear to live in, and yet we do. Within this space one might find a simple smile, a home of safety, a shield, a name, a realization, a dream revealed and unraveled.
The unattainability of an untraceable space breeds a consequence: a painful process.
What does this consequence look and feel like? Where is the common thread for all of
us? These autobiographical figures play their lost journey, confessing their behaviors on
a stage that we can voyeuristically witness.”
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni is an internationally recognized actress, painter and musician.
Born in Manhattan, she moved to Rome, Italy, as a child, where she spent many years.
The daughter of two globally prominent opera figures, Coralina was an active
performing member of her father's opera company since early childhood. At the age of
three she had her first singing role in Puccini's La Boheme. She continued performing
on stage and assisting her father in theaters around the world until her late teens. Despite
her love for the opera world, Coralina was drawn to other forms of artistic expression.
Coralina is an award winning actress (Opera, Mother Of Tears, The Dirt, Phantom Of
The Opera) famous for her film work with renowned European directors such as
legendary film director Dario Argento, who cast her in several movies, Pupi Avati and
Lamberto Bava. She has acted alongside such screen luminaries as Oscar nominee Pete
Postlethwaite (Usual Suspects) and John Hannah (Sliding Doors).
Coralina is a self taught artist. Her art is an autobiographical walk through her life, a
spiritual journey interspersed with magical characters from her past, present or future. It
could be a person she saw in a dream or a vision, but, ultimately, each painting becomes
her through some form of transference. Each painting is a piece of the missing puzzle - a
clue, a key to her true self. Her debut album, LIMBO BALLOON, contains original, bilingual and eclectic songs
Coralina likes to call “Arias”, embodying an array of influences from opera to new wave
to rock and roll.
Coralina resides in New York City and Rome, Italy. She has become a cult favorite for
many fans internationally, thanks to her film work, paintings and music.
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Coralina has showcased her artwork in the USA and Europe, including solo exhibits for
HPGRP Gallery (New York), Cliff Street Gallery (New York), La Galleria Stella
(Rome, Italy), Immagini Lunari (Castel di Sangro, Italy) and group shows for Fuse
Gallery (New York), Polvo (Chicago), All Things Project Gallery (New York), Galleria
Artisti Associati (Fiesole, Italy).
Additionally, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni's art has been featured in numerous art and film
publications in the US and internationally.
Galleria Coralina, in downtown Manhattan, is a private gallery exhibiting the work of
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni on a permanent basis. Viewings are by appointment only.
A book about Coralina's life and work, titled "CORALINA: HOMAGE TO
CORALINA CATALDI-TASSONI", written by Italian writer/journalist Filippo
Brunamonti, will be published at the end of 2009.
Hi-Resolution images are available upon request.
For more information on Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni visit: www.Coralina.net
The artist can be contacted at: cctassoni@hotmail.com
For all inquiries about Galleria Coralina, please contact Phoebe Rivers at:
--Report by Phil Fasso
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